With a global army surpassing 30 million, surfing has escalated from an underground lifestyle into a mainstream colossus. Dr Holt's research investigated a unique population of the surfing culture, the Cape Naturaliste surfing subculture. Located in the South West of Western Australia, Cape (...)

Social farming offers people with a range of social and health issues (including mental health, physical or intellectual disability, elder care) who experience social marginalisation, the opportunity to engage in the farming and related social activities of their communities. Deirdre O'Connor is a (...)

November 2017

Thursday 16

17:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - UWA Albany Public Lecture : Waves, Wind and Tides: harnessing the opportunities of renewable energy from the oceans

Renewable energy currently contributes 14% of power in Australia, the majority from hydro, wind, bioenergy and solar. Increasingly attention is turning to the opportunity of producing renewable energy from the oceans. Wave, tidal and floating wind power are all possibilities, but research and (...)